Jackson County, IN

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Industry employment is tabulated as jobs by place-of-work. Keep in mind that people may hold multiple jobs and that each job is counted by its industry.

Average Employment by Sector
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	22,521	22,870	22,346	22,633	22,138	-383	-1.70%
Total Private Employment	19,273	19,544	18,969	19,121	18,640	-633	-3.28%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	D	D	D	D	D	46	7.67%
Mining	D	D	0	0	D	-1	-100.00%
Construction	909	980	970	939	953	44	4.84%
Manufacturing	7,519	7,104	6,821	6,669	6,240	-1,279	-17.01%
Wholesale Trade	1,062	1,198	1,199	1,190	1,204	142	13.37%
Retail Trade	2,283	2,472	2,392	2,367	2,337	54	2.37%
Transport. and Warehousing	1,950	1,940	1,592	1,745	1,670	-280	-14.36%
Utilities	131	125	124	124	126	-5	-3.82%
Information	55	57	46	61	80	25	45.45%
Finance and Insurance	406	416	424	429	439	33	8.13%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	133	121	127	152	127	-6	-4.51%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	266	302	358	387	362	96	36.09%
Mgmt. of Companies	55	71	75	78	69	14	25.45%
Admin. and Waste Services	827	1,022	984	991	960	133	16.08%
Educational Services	D	18	D	12	8	-3	-27.27%
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,193	1,205	1,295	1,549	1,538	345	28.92%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	55	56	57	52	55	0	0.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	1,457	1,486	1,485	1,409	1,456	-1	-0.07%
Other Services	363	387	390	382	370	7	1.93%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	3,248	3,326	3,377	3,512	3,498	250	7.70%

Note: D = non-discloseable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of 6/16/26.

Establishments by Sector
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	957	990	1,025	1,036	1,050	93	9.72%
Total Private Establishments	898	931	971	983	997	99	11.02%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	D	D	D	D	D	4	21.05%
Mining	D	D	0	0	D	0	0.00%
Construction	104	108	109	110	115	11	10.58%
Manufacturing	59	60	59	61	60	1	1.69%
Wholesale Trade	48	52	57	61	63	15	31.25%
Retail Trade	163	166	174	173	173	10	6.13%
Transport. and Warehousing	36	38	41	39	41	5	13.89%
Utilities	7	6	6	6	6	-1	-14.29%
Information	7	9	8	9	11	4	57.14%
Finance and Insurance	65	66	69	66	69	4	6.15%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	41	42	47	51	52	11	26.83%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	52	55	64	68	70	18	34.62%
Mgmt. of Companies	3	4	4	5	5	2	66.67%
Admin. and Waste Services	42	47	47	47	48	6	14.29%
Educational Services	D	3	D	5	5	2	66.67%
Health Care and Social Assistance	83	84	89	93	89	6	7.23%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	9	9	10	10	9	0	0.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	92	96	99	96	95	3	3.26%
Other Services	67	67	68	63	65	-2	-2.99%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	59	60	54	54	53	-6	-10.17%

Note: �Total employment represents the sum of total private sector and total government sector employment. �State and local government schools and hospitals are included in the government total. �Sectors may not sum to the total (or agree with BLS published total employment) due to suppression issues. �D = non-discloseable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. �Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics & Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of June 2026.

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